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An Afternoon in Italy in California

An Afternoon in Italy in California

Gardens, GardenersElise CanupDecember 2, 2016california, food, Italian American, Italian foodComment

Italian Gardeners Bloom Wherever They are Planted

Italian Gardeners Bloom Wherever They are Planted

Gardeners, GardensElise CanupNovember 26, 2016california, flower industry, greenhouse, hothouse, Italian American, San Francisco Comments

Tomatoes at the Diamond

Tomatoes at the Diamond

Gardeners, GardensElise CanupNovember 2, 2016baseball, Italian American, Italian American gardens, MLB, tomatoesComment

Wrapping a Fig Tree - Savinell Style

Wrapping a Fig Tree - Savinell Style

Traditions, Fig TreesElise CanupOctober 31, 2016fig, fig trees, figs, Italian American gardens, overwintering figs, Pittsburgh, wrapping fig tree Comments

Are You Stuck with a Tree Full of Unripe Figs?

Are You Stuck with a Tree Full of Unripe Figs?

Fig Trees, RecipesElise CanupOctober 21, 2016fig, fig trees, figs, food, fruit, Italian food, ripening Comments

My Father's Garden - A Memoir

My Father's Garden - A Memoir

Gardens, GardenersElise CanupOctober 5, 2016Brooklyn, family history, immigration, New York City, urban gardenComment

Squash Blossoms Three Ways

Squash Blossoms Three Ways

Recipes, TraditionsElise CanupSeptember 26, 2016Calabrese, fiori di zucca, flowers, Italian food, Recipe, squash, squash blossoms, zucca, zucchiniComment

A New York Treat: Pane con Ciccioli

A New York Treat: Pane con Ciccioli

Recipes, TraditionsElise CanupSeptember 20, 2016Bread, Bronx, Ciccioli, Italian American, Italian food, Lard, New York, Recipe Comments

All About Cicoria

All About Cicoria

Recipes, TraditionsElise CanupAugust 15, 2016Canada, chicory, cicoria, pizza Comments